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Not a lot of great guys to consider but a few would really fit in well with the Pacers and some of them should come pretty cheap.

Trevor Ariza and Dahntay Jones are the best fits for the Pacers and could really give us the defensive spark we need off the bench but would probably take more than the Pacers can offer to pull them away from their respective teams.

Of the cheaper options, I like Anthony Parker, Matt Barnes, Rodney Carney, and Ime Udoka the best.

Larry is not coming back, he didn't have a meeting with Orlando for not reason, yeah he is coming back to the NBA but not to the Pacers, the notion that he is a taking a year off and then come back is absurd.

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That's a pretty unattractive list. One-year contracts, anyone?

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Re: Wing Player Free Agents of 2009 - Who Do You Want?

Not that I would want Juan Dixon but that would be cool to see Dun (duke), Hans (UNC) and Dixon (Maryland) all on the floor together throw in McRoberts also and get a Wake Forest guy and you got Tobacco Road in Indiana. But seriously I like Jones and Ariza the best out of that list.

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Rodney Carney is still young and could probably be had for relatively cheap, Mason, Singleton, Green, and Bogans could probably be had on the cheap also. Jones and Ariza would probably command the full MLE and I don't think the Simons want to spend that this summer.

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1st lets determine WHAT a wing player is. To me it's one that can play BOTH the SF & SG spots. Am I wrong in my thinking? If that's correct, I see players on here that only play 1 of the 2 positions such as

Re: Wing Player Free Agents of 2009 - Who Do You Want?

1st lets determine WHAT a wing player is. To me it's one that can play BOTH the SF & SG spots. Am I wrong in my thinking? If that's correct, I see players on here that only play 1 of the 2 positions such as

I always considered a "Wing Player" a player that plays primarily from the wing spots on the floor despite their position but usually is a SG or SF. Dirk is a PF but plays more like a wing player for instance.

Larry is not coming back, he didn't have a meeting with Orlando for not reason, yeah he is coming back to the NBA but not to the Pacers, the notion that he is a taking a year off and then come back is absurd.

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I view a wing as a perimeter oriented player that can defend 2s and 3s.

I'd like to grab both quinton ross and rodney carney with the money we have left over between resigning jack and mcroberts. I don't know if Carney will go for loose change, but Ross should be had at a 1 mil value.

Whoever we grab, I think we need two wings. One may be Graham. The other will probably be the best defender willing to sign with us.

Other than Ross and Carney, I would like to grab:

Von Wafer, Barnes, or Anthony Parker. Ime Udoka and Dahntay Jones would be nice as well.

Word is that the Pacers were interested in Almond when he came out. So its a possibility that they could see him as a backup 2.

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I'm not big on many of those guys. Ariza/Jones/Barnes I see commanding more money then the Pacers are willing to spend.

There are 4 guys on that list I would want and are likely to come cheap. Quinton Ross, Kareem Rush, Morris Almond, and Rodney Carney.

Ross is known for defense.

I am probably alone on this one but I like Kareem. I think he did a decent job for the Pacers and would love to have him back as a backup especially considering the other options here. He is more proven then about all of the other guys here.

Almond might be ok but really I don't see him being better than Kareem. Almond hasn't played much and I wonder if it is due to injuries.

Carney might turn out to be ok. I don't know a ton about him but I think he might make a decent backup.

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I totally forgot that the Free Agency period starts at 12:01am EST tonight.....I'm hoping that Bird is on the phone at 12:01am calling either Ross, Udoka or some Wing Player that has some solid perimeter defensive skills.

Another thing......although I would settle for Graham as a consolation prize.....I'd be okay with not resigning him IF we had a chance at a solid perimeter defender.

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